Mission Statement:
Our research and extension program aims to develop integrated management strategies for current and emerging potato and sugar beet diseases. Current investigations of pathogen biology, ecology, and disease epidemiology help us develop tools, including predictive models and remote sensing technologies, for use in effective and economical disease management.
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Michigan vegetable crop report – July 22, 2026
Published on July 22, 2026
The smoke is gone, revealing sunny skies and progressing crops with summer opportunities and challenges. -
Michigan vegetable crop report – July 15, 2026
Published on July 16, 2026
Another heat wave is upon us. Be safe and alert while working out in the fields. -
Michigan vegetable crop report – July 8, 2026
Published on July 9, 2026
Wild swings in weather across the region have growers facing a diversity of adversity. -
Michigan vegetable crop report – July 1, 2026
Published on July 1, 2026
Beat the heat this week by being proactive about human and crop health. -
Michigan vegetable crop report – June 24, 2026
Published on June 24, 2026
Early vegetable harvest underway, rainy and stormy conditions increase disease and insect risks.
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